Mars is Still Hazy
14-Aug-2018
Mars is currently at it's closest to Earth since 2003, and appears as a brilliant red star in the sky. Unfortunately it is also suffering from a global dust storm, slowly abating.
Image:
- Infra-red: 2500/10000 frames at 147fps
- Red: 1750/7000 frames at 147fps
- Green: 1750/7000 frames at 147fps
- Blue: 1750/7000 frames at 147fps
Hardware:
- Celestron EdgeHD 1100
- SkyWatcher EQ8 Pro Mount
- ZWO ASI290MM Camera
Location:
- Orange zone in Brisbane, Australia. (Bortle 7)
Software:
- SharpCap: Video recording
- AutoStakkert: Frame extraction & stacking
- PixInsight: Deconvolution, HDRMT, LRGB combine IR + RGB, unsharp mask, global saturation.